Cinematograph camera



CINEMATOGRAFH CAMERA Filed June 28, 1939- man sa 1942 l sessie UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,305,813 CINEMATOGRAPH GAMERA Richard Bahnen, Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany;

vested in the Alien Property Application June Z8, 1939, Serial No. 281,676 In Germany June 2, 1938 comme (etat-1o 3 'l'i'iisinvention relatestoacinematograph camelasticity o! the nlm, replace pre-winding and era more especially for substandard nlm and has alter-winding devices. for its purpose improvements of the known cam- The drive of the winding-on spool and of the eras of this kind. In these known cinematograph film-feed mechanism is eiIected through suitable l cameras the nlm spools, lens and so iorth are so driving means in the known manner by means arranged relatively to one another that the camo! a spring mechanism or an electric motor which era must necessarily be used in a vertical rposiis ted iromabattery. tion. The disadvantage has been experienced An embodiment of the camera according to the that the person using the camera is scarcely ever invention for 8 millimetre substandard film is able to hold it exactly vertical because owing to l shown in the accompanying drawing in whichthe small surfaces or edges of comparison it is Figure 1 is an elevation of the casing with the scarcely possible to check whether the camere. is rear wall o! the casing omitted, and

in the correct position, so that frequently the Figure2aplaninsection.

photographs are not perfectly satisfactory. In the casing a a plate b is arranged in such By means of the invention these disadvantages a manner that the casing a is divided into two are obviated and a camera is lproduced. which has almost equal chambers c' and d. The casing a a casing of elongated form which extends horiis shut of! on its rear side by the cover e. The zontally and at right angles to the optical axis. `two film spools f and a are so arranged on the This is a big advantage in consideration of the plate l2 in the light-tight chamber d that their fact that the user can judge whether a camera axes run parallel to one another. The nlm h, is being held horizontal, if it has a long horiafter leaving the winding-oil'. spool a, forms a zontal edge, much better than he can judge the loop and at the same time a twist through 90 verticality o! a high, narrow camera. This con-a at i before passing through the gate k wherestruction is made possible by a new arrangement upon, after forming a similar loop and twist, it of the interior parts of the camera in relation to is wound on to the winding-on spool f. The rear each other, viz. by contrary to the arrangements wall oi. the gate is arranged so that it swings hitherto known arranging the lm spools on the open, whereby the insertion o! the film is very both sides oi the objective and in such a mangreatly {gement-gd,

ner that their axes are parallel or approximately 1n the chamber c there is arranged on the plate parallel to the optical axis- 'I'he s110015. the lens. 30 b an electric motor z which, by means of a beit the Elm-feeding mcchmm With the gate and and a grooved pulley m, drives the winding-on the driving means are mounted on a plate lspool. The motor is fed by a batteryn which is ranged in the casing which subdivides the casing 3,150 arranged in the chamber c, Furthermore, perpendicular to the optical axis. 'By means o .the mm feeding meghgmismy which is not 1111sthis advantage is obtained that all important mated in the drawing, is driven thmugh Stmme parts 0f the camera are attached t0 the Plate transmitting members (also not mustmted) by the and may be adjusted in their Position relatlvely electric motor l. The casing a has a recess at o to one another beforethe plate is'inserted in the m which the lens p which is attached to the casing. The space between the plate and the plate is arranged sunkinthe casing a. The recess rear wall of the casing, which contains, apart 40 o s of such shape that the his diaphragm and u from the film guiding mechanism, only the two desired the focus of the lens' may be readily adn film spools, is shut off in a completely light-tight manner, for example by means of appropriate justed by hand' There is also provided a View ilnder q which extends through the plate b at packing at the aoints.

in order t0 Obtain a camera Shape which is 45 the side of the lens p. In order to start the as compact as possible, and in particular in order camera there is arranged at a readily accessible to avoid any promoting parts, the lens is prefplace on the front side of the easing a a button erably sunk. in the casing between the two nlm 1 which engages and dsengges the motor l spools. and the film-feeding mechanism. A slipping "rhs oimmguiding device is advantageously s@ .zo Clutch controlled by centrifugal force may be prfl constructed that the film is twisted before and vided to delay the starting of the film-feeding after running through the gate, each time formmechanism until the motor '1s running at; full ing a loop, whereby in the very narrow space speed. between the film spool and the gate, parts of the The invention is not restricted to .the modificafilm may be accommodated which, utilising the tions described and represented in the drawing,

but may be varied in many ways without departing from its fundamental idea.

Having now particularly described ami tisserI tained the nature of my invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 3i declare that what I claim is:

Il. A cinematograph camera a horizontally elongated casing having an open nach, and having a depressed lens-receiving portion in its iront, said depressed portion having an opening in its bottom and the iront ci the casing .having an opening to one side oi the depressed portion,

a plate insertible in the casing through the pack thereof, and dividing the casing iront and rear compartments, a battery, a motor and film spools carried by the plate, a lens carried by the plate and insertible through the opening in the bottom of the depressed portion, a gate carried by the plate, a view ilnder carried by the plate and receivable in the opening to one side of the depressed portion of the front oi' the casing, and a removable cover for theopen oi the casing having an opening in registry with the rear end of the view ilnder, whereby said battery. motor, iilm spools, lens. gate, and View finder, together with the plate, constitute a unit, which latter is insertlble from the back of the casingB 2. A camera including a casing, a lens, means mounting said lens in a wall oi' said casing for transmitting light therethrough along one axis, a lm gate,y means mounting said nlm gate in said casing behind said lens for supporting nlm in a plane normal to said one axis, guide means on said iilm gate for guiding film therethrough in one direction, said guide means being of greater length width of said film, a pair oi spools, one of said spools constituting a supply spool, the other of said spools constituting a wiudon spool, means for driving said windnon wool, means mounting said nlm spools in said casing at each side, respectively, of said iilm gate for rotation about second and third axes substantially parallel with said one axis for feeding illm through said guide means so that the surface of the lllm on said spools lies i in a plane transverse to the seid guide means whereby a free twist is formed in the between each of said spools and said guide means, the supply and Wind-on spools mounted above and below, respectively, the entrance and exit oi' said iilm gate so that nini passing di reotly from said supply spool to said .guide means and from said guide means to said wi forms free loops at the 90 twists vili said wind-on spool is driven, the elastq of said film against bending from tion, as said nlm inoves across said gate, guides said film through said loops and twists, ele

ment formed of a unitary piece oi material for mounting said lens and film gate and carrying said ilm spools, said element forming a lighttight partition removably engaged across said oasing and having a forwardly extending central portion engaging into a central opening in a wall of said casing and mounting a lens tube, and said element further having a rearwardly extending central portion forming a gate aperture and carrying said guide means thereon behind said lens tubo.

3. A camera including a casing, a kns, means mounting said lens in a wall of said casing for transmitting light therethrough along one axis, a iilm gate, means mounting said iilm gate in said casing behind said lens for supportingnlm in a plane normal to said one axis, guide means on said nlm gate for guiding lm therethrough in one direction, said guide means being of greater length than the width of said lm, a pair of Illm spools, one of said spools constituting a supply spool, the other of said spools constituting a windon spool, means for driving said Wind-on spool. means mounting said nlm spools in said casing at each side, respectively, of said film gate for rotation about second and third axes substantially parallel with said one axis for feeding filni through said guide means so that the surface of the 111m on said spools lies in a plane transverse to the film in said guide means whereby a free twist is formed in the film between each of said spools and said guide means, the supply and wind-on spools being mounted above and below, respec tively, the entrance and exit of said film gate so that 111m passing directly from said supply spool to said guide means and from said guide means to said wind-on spool forms iree loops at the 9o" twists whereby, when said wind-on spool is driven, the elastic resistance oi' said film against bending vfrom said one direction, as said nlm moves across said gate, guides said illm through said loops and twists, an element formed of a unitary piece of material for mounting said lens and nlm gate and carrying said film spools, said element forming a light-tight parti-ion removably engaged across said casing and having a iorwardiy extending central ,portion engaging into a central. opening in a wall of said casing and .mounting lens tube, and said element further having a rear- Wai-diy extending central portion forming a gate :aperture and carrying said guide means thereon hehind said lens tube, and e, view iinder comprising a tube amxed said casing and registering with apertures in the front and rear walls thereoi and removably engaged at its iront rear ends, respectively, walls..

RICHARD Ril ..Niiiil 

